| 释义 |
absent-mindedˌabsent-ˈminded adjective   - He's a brilliant scientist but hopelessly absent-minded.
- Ron's being his normal absent-minded self.
- A charming if somewhat absent-minded companion.
- Anderson is, to begin with, absent-minded.
- Does it reflect your belief that you are hopelessly absent-minded?
- Eddie turned out to be a pretty absent-minded pal of the road.
- I take an absent-minded sip from the mug beside me.
- Stephen gave an absent-minded nod and hurried off to solve the next problem.
- Thankfully their absent-minded forwards kept the score to a respectable 3-1.
- The thought played over and over in her mind as she waved an absent-minded farewell and drove off into the night alone.
someone who often forgets things► have a bad/terrible/awful etc memory to not be good at remembering facts or information: · I'm sorry for forgetting to phone her - I have a terrible memory.have a bad/terrible/awful etc memory for: · I have a bad memory for names. ► forgetful usually someone who is forgetful often forgets things, especially things they have to do: · My grandfather's getting so forgetful - I have to remind him to take his medication.· She was easily distracted and forgetful at school. ► absent-minded someone who is absent-minded often forgets things because they are thinking about other things: · He's a brilliant scientist but hopelessly absent-minded. ► have a memory like a sieve British informal to not be able to remember facts or information, even for a short time: · You'd better remind him about the party - he's got a memory like a sieve! likely to forget things, especially because you are thinking about something else SYN forgetful:  Grandad’s been getting rather absent-minded lately.—absent-mindedly adverb—absent-mindedness noun [uncountable] |